RE: £1mln market value17 Oct 2024 17:22
Trellus Health® is commercializing the provision of digital chronic condition management solutions
Trellus' cash position is currently circa £4-5m, with a market cap currently at £1.2m.
Whilst I don't dispute the dire performance in terms of both share price performance and commercial progress, it appears quite clear that Trellus Health's features and capabilities cost a lot more to develop and market compared to the current market cap (shareholders have certainly paid for it!), and even including the possibility of a significant bid premium, not to mention the current cash position, another player could acquire what appears to be very cheap option.
Even a significant premium to the current share price could still be below the cash position, and with some companies in the sector apparently looking for strategic acquisitions that will add new features and capabilities into their products, Trellus could arguably be on certain radars. Particularly as a key benefit of Trellus' methodology is that its condition-agnostic (it can be utilised in management of many more chronic conditions) and Trellus has revealed that they are in discussions with potential partners across all their commercial models, including two later-stage discussions.
The following article provides further food for thought -
Digital health deal count declines in Q3, but check sizes stabilize: Rock Health
Start ups notched just 110 deals in the third quarter, compared with 133 in the second quarter. But average deal size held steady.
Published Oct. 14, 2024
Now, digital health companies are looking to build up their offerings, sometimes through strategic acquisitions, to compete with legacy healthcare firms, according to the latest Rock Health report.
The sector has seen relatively few cases of companies acquiring their competitors this year, a type of M&A that drove increased consolidation in 2021 and 2022.
The above was posted in a TG group today